Adjustment to Graduation Schedule and Law

ANU will not be holding graduation ceremonies in December 2024. From 2025, all ANU graduation ceremonies will be streamlined to a single week per year. This change will enhance the student graduation experience and address previous scheduling challenges. Following the receipt of feedback from the ANU community, the 2025 graduation ceremonies will now take place in the week commencing Monday 3 February 2025.

Students who complete their program at the end of Semester 2, 2024 will have access to a digital copy of their testamur, academic transcript and Australian Higher Education Graduations Statements (AHEGS) via My eQuals in December 2024, and may attend the February 2025 graduation ceremonies.

Students who complete their program at the end of Semester 2, 2024 and advise ANU that they wish to confer their award/s but will not be attending their graduation ceremony in February 2025, will be given an opportunity to have photos taken in academic regalia and to receive a hardcopy of their testamur in December 2024.

Graduation ceremony and Semester / Session courses

Winter session 2024 courses

Students enrolled in the following courses will be considered for the February Graduation ceremony.

LAWS8409: Strategic Issues in the Law of Armed Conflict
LAWS8013: Nuclear Weapons Law
LAWS8401: The Law of Weaponry and Targeting

Semester two 2024 courses

If you complete your last course in semester two 2024, you will be eligible to attend the February graduation ceremony. No extra step will be required of you.

Spring session 2024 courses

Students enrolled in the following courses will be considered for the February Graduation ceremony.

LAWS8418: International Commercial Arbitration
LAWS4266: International Arbitration and Negotiation Moot Competition in Japan

Students enrolled in the following courses will not be considered for the February Graduation ceremony.

LAWS8252: International Refugee Law

Students not eligible for the February ceremony may apply for out of session conferral.

Out of Session Conferral

Summer session 2025 courses

If you complete your last course in the summer session 2025, you will not be considered for the February Graduation ceremony.

Students not eligible for the February ceremony may apply for out of session conferral.

Out of Session Conferral

A Program Completion Letter is an official document issued by the ANU College of Law to confirm that a student has successfully met the requirements for a course or program. This letter indicates that all academic requirements have been fulfilled and the student is eligible to receive their formal qualification.

Students are able to use a Program Completion Letter for applying Practical Legal Training (PLT) or Admission to Practice.

When will I get my Program Completion Letter

A Program Completion Letter will be automatically provided to all law students who meet the program requirements on the release of results day, 28 November 2024. No application required. Letters will be sent to the students' ANU email address by Friday 6 December 2024.

A Testamur is the formal certificate awarded to a student upon conferral of a degree. It serves as the official record of the qualification obtained and is usually presented at a graduation ceremony. The testamur includes details such as the student's name, the qualification awarded, and the date of conferment. It is a key document for official recognition and verification of the qualification.

When will I get my testamur

Hard-copy Testamurs will be distributed at the graduation ceremony. If you are not attending the ceremony in person, students may elect to graduation in-absentia and a Testamur will be mailed to a student's address listed in ISIS afterwards.

My eQuals

Deans Certificate

Depending on the jurisdiction students are seeking admission into, a Completion (Dean's) Certificate to be required for admission to practice. This Certificate verifies that you have completed the Priestley 11.

If you completed your Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor at the ANU please complete the online application to request a letter.

Law students will be able to request a program completion letter from the College one week after release of results of your final semester.

Please be advised this request can take up to five business days to prepare and will be sent to your ANU email account.

Request a college letter

Enquiries

If you have questions in relation to the adjustment to the graduation schedule, please contact the graduation office at graduation.officer@anu.edu.au.

For any questions in relation to your law degree, courses or letters, please contact us at enquiries.law@anu.edu.au.

What it means for our Law students